NLL

Swarm Re-Sign Matisz and Tao for '14

from Press Release

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The National Lacrosse League's (NLL)
Minnesota Swarm today announced that the team has re-signed T Kiel
Matisz to a two-year deal and F Corbyn Tao to a one-year contract.
Both Matisz and Tao re-signed prior to the team's first training
camp session last weekend.

Matisz, 24, ranked second among rookies in goals (29) and
assists (33) and third in rookie scoring with 62 points, which tied
for 20th in the NLL in 2013. Matisz led all rookies and finished
tied for seventh in the league with 11 power play goals and ranked
fifth in the NLL with a .230 shooting percentage in 16 games
played. With his bruising size at 6-foot-5, 215 pounds, Matisz
broke Swarm rookie records for most goals and power play goals in a
single season and was named to the 2013 NLL All-Rookie Team.

Among NLL rookies, Minnesota's first-round pick (No. 3 overall)
in the 2012 NLL Entry Draft ranked second with 70 loose balls and
fifth with eight forced turnovers. The Stoney Creek, Ontario
native, who played collegiately at Robert Morris University, won
one Rookie of the Month award and a league-high four Rookie of the
Week awards.

"Kiel is a part of our long-term group with the Swarm on
offense," Swarm associate general manager and head coach Joe
Sullivan said. "Having him working with Callum, and some of the
younger guys that have come in here on offense, I think you're
going to find that our right-side is as solid as anybody's in the
league."

Tao, 25, recorded 23 points (6g, 17a) and collected 49 loose
balls in his second season with the Swarm last year. In 2012, the
Robert Morris University graduate finished his first campaign in
the NLL with 39 points (18g, 21a), 63 loose balls and five forced
turnovers in 16 games played. Minnesota drafted the Coquitlam,
British Columbia native in the second round (No. 12 overall) of the
2011 NLL Entry Draft.

"Corbyn is a dynamic player, who has the ability to come out of
the corner and out of a scrum with the ball in his stick," Sullivan
said. "He makes great decisions in tight spaces and he's a good
team player on and off the floor."

Minnesota also agreed to a one-year deal with free agent F
Michael Teeter, who attended Swarm training camp last season after
being selected by the team in the sixth round of the 2012 NLL Entry
Draft.

All contracts are currently pending league approval.

In 2014, the Swarm will be celebrating their 10th season of
professional box lacrosse in the NLL and will kickoff the regular
season on the road against the defending NLL champion Rochester
Knighthawks at 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday, Dec. 28.

Minnesota will make its home debut at The Hive celebrating
Native American Heritage Night Sunday, Jan. 19 during a 2 p.m.
matchup against the Philadelphia Wings at Xcel Energy Center.

Swarm fans looking to lock up 2014 Season Tickets can take
advantage of a Buy 2, Get 2 at 25% offer. By purchasing two season
tickets at full price, fans can add an additional two tickets for
25% off. Call 1-888-667-9276 or visit www.mnswarm.com for
purchasing information.